Butler Y swim team wins state title
STATE COLLEGE — The Butler YMCA Barracuda swim team's senior boys won the state championship last weekend at Penn State's McCoy Natatorium.
The Barracudas' Nathan Callithen, Matt Cummings, Derek Ekas, Matt Karenbauer, Andrew Pierre, Ian Schirra, John Wilson and Braden Zukowski placed first in the 15-18 age category. The field consisted of more than 60 teams.
The Butler Y's combined team placed fifth in the state.
Camryn Forbes broke meet records in the 500-yard freestyle, 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley on the girls side. Other Barracuda state champions were Taylor Petrak in the 50 free, Ben Borvendeg in the 50 and 100 free, Wilson in the 200 breast.
The senior girls relay team of Forbes, Brooke Zukowski, Mallory Marzolf and Petrak won the 200 medley relay.
Butler has 13 swimmers heading to the YMCA National Championship in Greensboro, N.C., next week. They include Callithen, Cummings, Derek Ekas, Forbes, Abbie Griffith, Devin Javens, Karenbauer, Marzolf, Petrak, Pierre, Schirra , Wilson and Brooke Zukowski.
Butler Y placers at the Pa, YMCA Swimming Championships follow:
Girls, 10-under
50 back: 4-Rachel Birch, 11-Morgan Teets
100 back: 11-Rachel Birch
11-12
50 free: 5-Katelyn Reott
200 free relay: 12-Katie Rabasio, Lilah Marzolf, Sarah Szebalskie, Katelyn Reott
13-14
100 butterfly: 6-Abbie Griffith
200 butterfly: 7-Abbie Griffith
400 IM: 11-Abbie Griffith
200 medley relay: 8-Bauily Trettel, Claire Lindsey, Abbie Griffith, Grace Phillips
15-over
50 free: 1-Taylor Petrak 23.85
100 free: 2-Mallory Marzolf
200 free: 2-Mallory Marzolf
500 free: 1-Camryn Forbes 4:50.30 meet record, 5-Brooke Zukowski
100 back: 1-Camryn Forbes 54.50 meet record
200 back: 2-Taylor Petrak, 10-Rachel Ledford
100 breast: 10-Brooke Zukowski
200 breast: 8-Brooke Zukowski
100 butterfly: 3-Taylor Petrak
200 IM: 1-Camryn Forbes 2:04.28 meet record
400 IM: 3-Mallory Marzolf, 12-Rachel Ledford
200 medley relay: 1-Camryn Forbes, Brooke Zukowski, Mallory Marzolf, Taylor Petrak 1:45.84
Boys, 11-12
50 free: 1-Ben Borvendeg 24.51
100 free: 1-Ben Borvendeg 52.88, 8-Bryce Dryden
200 free: 10-Bryce Dryden
50 butterfly: 5-Ben Borvendeg
200 free relay: 6-Bryce Dryden, Gideon Goettler, Drew Griffith, Ben Borvendeg
13-14
200 breast: 12-Zachary Wilson
200 medley relay: 7-Samuel Schirra, Zachary Wilson, Anthony Ravasio, Michael Phillips
15-over
200 free: 8-Andrew Pierre
500 free: 8-Andrew Pierre
100 back: 8-Nathan Callithen, 9-Matthew Karenbauer
200 back: 5-Nathan Callithen, 6-Andrew Pierre
100 breast: 3-John Wilson, 6-Ian Schirra
200 breast: 1-John Wilson 2:07, 3-Matt Cummings, 4-Ian Schirra
200 butterfly: 6-Matthew Karenbauer
200 IM: 11-Ian Schirra
400 IM: 3-Nathan Callithen, 4-Matt Cummings, 7-Braden Zukowski
400 free relay: 6-Ian Schirra, Andrew Pierre, Derek Ekas, John Wilson
200 medley relay: 3-Nathan Callithen, John Wilson, Matthew Karenbauer, Derek Ekas
